# Goa, 1961: The Complete Story of Nationalism and Integration - Hardcover

by **Valmiki Faleiro** (Author)

The subject of the liberation of Goa in 1961 and its integration into the Indian Union in 1962 is sparsely understood at best and misunderstood at worst. What were the events that led to the thirty-six-hour military operation-possibly the first since Independence that occurred entirely at India's initiative? What was the political climate within Goa? What role did Goans themselves play?

### Author Biography

VALMIKI FALEIRO, one of Goa's home-grown prolific writers, was a staff reporter with the _West Coast Times_. He also covered Goa for national publications like the _Current Weekly_, the _Free Press Journal_ group of publications and the _Indian Express_. As a freelancer before that, he contributed articles and features to various journals, including the _Navhind Times_, _Goa Today_, _Sun Weekly_, _Newstrek_, _Detective Digest_, _Mirror_ and _Newsmag_. Faleiro was among the dozen-odd Indians selected for the 'Workshop for Asian Writers' held in March 1977 at the India International Centre, New Delhi.

Faleiro was briefly (1985-87), the municipal president of Margao. On picking up the pen once again, after a gap of two decades, he wrote a couple of chapters for a book on Goa's print media (_In Black and White: Insiders' Stories about the Press in Goa_) and, for four years (2005-09), wrote a regular Sunday column, All 'n' Sundry, in a local daily newspaper. _Patriotism in Action: Goans in India's Defence Services_ was his first book, followed by _Soaring Spirit: 450 Years of Margao's Espí rito Santo Church 1565-2015_.

**Number of Pages:** 256

**Dimensions:** 1.43 x 8.75 x 5.63 IN

**Publication Date:** December 27, 2023

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